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To help plan March & April curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips and school assembly programs, these monthly themed celebrations might be a helpful focus. MARCH. Monthly: National Reading Month, Music in Our Schools, Craft Month, National Nutrition, National Women’s History, and National Ethics Month. APRIL: Monthly: Keep America Beautiful. National Gardens. National Poetry. Jazz Appreciation. Global Astronomy. National Humor. Arab Heritage. Weekly/Daily:  Apr. 2: International Children’s Book Day. Apr. 5: National Geologists Day. Read a Road Map Day. April 5-9: National Wildlife Week. Apr. 8: Draw a Picture of a Bird Day. Zoo Lovers Day. Apr. 10: National Farm Animals Day. Apr. 12: International Day of Human Space Flight. April 13: International Plant Appreciation Day. Scrabble Day. Apr. 19-25: National Library Week. National Volunteer Week. CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for activity type of field trips to learn about. For those unable to travel to these locations, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs section.  

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CuriOdyssey

CuriOdyssey is a science museum and zoo for children and families where visitors see wild animals up-close and play with kid-friendly science exhibits.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
San Mateo
TEL - 650-342-7755

de Young Museum

The de Young Museum is an art museum that showcases the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, Textile arts, and art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
TEL - 415-750-3600

Descanso Gardens

Descanso Gardens is a unique Southern California landscape distinguished by its specialized botanic collections, historical significance, and rare natural beauty. 

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 818-949-4200

Discovery Cube Los Angeles

Discovery Cube’s campuses and education programs is an organization brimming with mind-growing activities, try-it-out experiments, and numerous other paths to pursuing scientific understanding. These engaging experiences have their basis in STEM education.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Camp, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 818-686-2823

Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum

The Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum is a small museum with thousands of pharmacy artifacts from the 19th century to the present. It preserves the history of California Pharmacy and educates the public regarding the usefulness of pharmacy in their lives.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CALIFORNIA
Sacramento
TEL - 916-779-1410 ext. 1326

EcoVivarium

EcoVivarium offers a wide variety of educational, entertainment, community, and private party program options on-site in the Museum and at a location of your choosing.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Outreach COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Escondido
San Diego
TEL - 760-975-9690

El Dorado Nature Center

El Dorado Nature Center is an oasis of natural habitat, offering visitors to explore the 105 acres that make up the Nature Center grounds provide sanctuary for animals and plant life. Offers tours for various nature themes.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 562-570-1745

Exploratorium

The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts. All exhibits and programs are hands-on. Visitors at the Exploratorium, don’t look at exhibits—you play with them.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
TEL - 415-528-4444

Explorit Science Center

Explorit’s goal is to spark curiosity and interest in science and  nature, through interactive, inquiry-based learning. Programs engage participants in actively doing science – formulate questions, devise ways to test them, make observations with everyday materials as well as the tools of science.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Davis
Sacramento
TEL - 530-756-0191

FIDM Museum

The FIDM Museum and Library, Inc. collects, preserves, and interprets fashion objects and support materials with outstanding design merit. 

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 213-623-5821

Fleet Science Center

The Fleet Science Center is a science museum and planetarium in Balboa Park. The Fleet brings meaning to the wonder of science. All of the experiences we create are designed to bring out the inner scientist in your students and scouts.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
San Diego
TEL - 619-238-1233 x806

Flight Path Museum & Learning Center

Flight Path Learning Center of Southern California is a community-based organization to honor aviation pioneers, recognize the economic importance of aviation and aerospace to Southern California.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 424-646-7284
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